Refrigerator show-case.



J. H. BURHOP.I

REFRIGERATOR SHOW CASE.

APPLlcMmN HLED 1AN.22. 191s.

Patented Deu. 4, 191?.

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APPLICATION HLED JAN.. 22. 1916.

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JHN' H. BURHOP, 0F HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

REFRGERATOR SHOW-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led January 22, 1916. Serial No. 73,662.

To all whom z'tmay concern.'

Be it known that ll, JOHN H. BURHOP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hot Springs, in the county of Garland'aiid State ofArkansas, have invented a new and useful Refrigerator Show-Case, ofwhich the following is a specication. n

rlFhe present invention relates to an improved show case, and means forcooling the same whereby meats and other perishable food may bedisplayed and at the same time cooled to prevent deterioration thereof..

An object of the invention is to provide a show case or show casecounter adapted to removably inclose a bottom and refrigerating panswhereby perishable articles can be preserved, and the parts may beeasily separated to be cleaned.

Another object of the invention is to pr0- vide a relatively small icecompartment for the reception of cracked ice and salt, or other suitablecooling agent, and which is of such form, and is so 'assembled that itmay fit within the body ofthe case and rest directly on the bottom so asto cool the interior of the case. l

Other vobjects and advantages of this .invention will be brought out inthe following specific description of the present preferred embodimentof the invention, the same b eing disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein l Figure 1 is a perspective view, looking at the rearside, of the improved refrigerator show case. u

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, taken centrally through theshow case.

Y Fig. 3 is a transverse central section through the same.

Fig. l is a detail perspective view of the body of the show oase, havingthe bottom and other parts thereof removed.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the upper ice pan, which alsosupports the food in the case. l

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the i lower ice pan adapted tocontain the cracked ice and being of such size as to receive therey inthe upper pan, shown in Fig. 52

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the bottom of the improved showcase.

Referring to the accompanyin drawings, wherein like arts are designateby similar characters o reference throughout theseveral views, 10designates the bottom of the improved show case. '1`his bottom 10 may bemade of any suitable material, but is preferably of wooden construction,as shown to advantage in Fig. 7, and is provided near one end with adrainage opening 11. The bottom l0 is adapted to rest on a counter, orother suitable support, and is adapted to receive thereover 'aninclosing body 12, shown to advantage in Fig. Il, which is provided inat least three sides, and in its top with transparent panels to admit ofthe uninterrupted inspection of the contents of the show case, frompractically any side thereof. The body 12 is preferably of the usualwooden construction, and is provided with a pair of laterally slidingclosure doors 13, which close the rear side of the case, and which maybe slid from side to side in order to gain access to either end of thebody 12. 7llhe lower edge of the body 12 is provided with a base stripor head 14, which, as shown to advantage in Figs. 2 and 3, is providedin its under side with a recess 15 adapted to receive therein, themarginal edge of the bottom 10 when the body 12 is placed over thebottom. 1f desired, suitable fastening means, such as the winged bolts16, may be threaded through the base strip 14 at the opposite sides ofthe body 12, and be screwed into the marginal edge of the bottoni 10, inorder to hold the latter securely to the body.

The means lfor cooling the interior of the show case comprises a pan 16aformed by a fiat bottom and an upstanding marginal flange thereabout.and being of a coniguration adapted to it loosely in the lower end ofthebody 12, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. rThis pan 16a is adapted to containa quantity of ice and salt, or other suitable refrigerating substance.To admit drainage of the pan 16a, the same is provided with an open- Ying near one end thereof closed by a removable stopper 17. The openingin the pan 16 registers directly over the opening 11 in the bottom 10,so that liquid accumulations in the pan 16a may be drained out throughthe bottom of the case. The ice, or other` cooling agent, laced in thepan 1bal is covered or inclose yby means of an upper pan 18, which is ofthe same configuration and formation as the nan 162l and is slightlyreduced in size so as to 5t into the top of the pan 16, and

has its marginal fiange of less depth, so that the upper edges of the uper and lower pans lie flush when they are p aced one within the other.When desired, the pan 16a may be provided in its corners with supportsor stops 19 upon which the upper pan 18 may rest, and so as to hold thepan 18 in a true horizontal position. f

In F igsl to 7, inclusive, of the drawings, the fourprincipal parts ofthis improved show ease are shown in separated position, but inregistering relation, one above the other. ln assembling the show case,it is only necessary to place the bottom 10 upon a suitable horizontalsupport, and placethe ice pan 1a upon the bottom in its properregistering position. The ice pan 16EL is now filled to the desiredheight with cracked ice mixed with salt, or any other desired coolingagent, and the upper pan 18 is then inserted into the top of the pan16a, to thus provide a closed compartment for the ice, as shown toadvantage in Figs. 2 and lf desired, the perishable food may now beplaced within and upon the pan 18 and arranged therein for display. Thebody 12 may now be grasped and placed down over the ice receptacle, andtted onto the bottom 10. The wing bolts 16 are now turned so as to lockthe bottom to the body 12. When it is desired to readjust or removeortions of the food stuftn without disassemb ing the show case, it isonly necessary to slide the doors 13 lto one side, or the other, to gainaccess to the interior of the body 12, through the rear side thereof.

The perishable food stuff is usually placed in porcelain receptacles andset in the pan 18, which pan is relatively shallow, so that the food maybe very easily examined, and is not surrounded by a relatively deepinclosure.

When it is desired to clean and polish the glass panels 1n the body 12,and to clean the inte-rior thereof, it is only necessary to raise thebody 12 up from the bottom 10 clear of the ice pans and the goods ondisplay without disturbing the adjustment or arrangement of the same. f

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the above described embodiment of the in vention, withoutdeparting froml the spirit thereof, and being restricted only bythescope of the following claims.

What is claimed is t 1. A refrigerator show case comprising a bottom, apair of pans mounted on the bottom, the lower pan being adapted toretain a cooling agent therein, and the upper pan forming a cover forthe lower pan and serving as a support for the articles in the showcase, and a transparent body open at the lower side, and fitted downover said pans to inclose the same, and having its lower edge detachablyengaging said bottom.

2. A' refrigerator show case comprising a bottom, a pan mounted on thebottom for the reception of chopped ice, a second pan inolosing the topof the first pan and providing a support for the contents of the showcase, the marginal edge of the bottom projecting beyond said pans, and atransparent body open at the lower side, fitted down over said pans andhaving a head detachably engaging the marginal edge of said bottom 3. Arefrigerator show case comprising a bottom, a pair of interfitting pansmounted on the bottom and adapted to receive therebetween a coolingagent and provide a support, a trans arent body fitted down over saidpans to inclose the same and engaging said bottom, and wing bolts fordetachably securing the body to said bottom.

4. A refrigeratorshow case comprising a bottom having an opening throughone end thereof, a pan fitting on the bottom and -having an openingtherethrough registering with the opening in the bottom, said pan beingadapted to receive a quantity of ice, a stopper engaging in the openingin the pan to retain the melted ice therein, a second pan fitting in theupper side of the first pan and adapted to inclose the ice and provide asupport for goods displayed, and a transparent body detachably ittedover said pans and said bottom.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. BURHOP. Witnesses:

. A. G. LEA,

E. W. HICKMAN.

